Geeta Colony
Former constituency for the Delhi Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionNorth India
StateDelhi
Established1967
Abolished2008
ReservationNone

Geeta Colony was an assembly constituency of the East Delhi (Lok Sabha constituency), New Delhi, India from 1967 to 2008.[1]

Formation

The constituency was created pursuant to "Delimitation Order, 1967". Its first election was held in 1972 and it was assigned identification number 25.The history behind the name taken from BHAGVAT GEETA which have 18 chapters so Geeta Colony have total 18 blocks accordingly.

Extinguishment

The constituency ceased to exist in 2008 after the "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" was passed.[2][3]

Area covered

The Geeta Colony Assembly constituency was delineated by a line starting from the junction of Gandhi Nagar Road with Yamuna and running eastwards along Gandhi Nagar Road up to its junction with the eastern boundary of Krishna Nagar, thence along the eastern and southern boundary of Krishna Nagar and along the southern boundary of Geeta Colony up to the Canal Bund; thence westwards along the Canal Bund up to Yamuna; thence north-westwards along Yamuna back to the starting point.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2003 to the Legislative Assembly of NCT of Delhi". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Delimitation Order, 1967" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
  3. ↑ "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). Election Commission of India official website. Retrieved 3 September 2016.

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